200 Water Street

200 Water Street is a rental apartment building at 200 Water Street in the Financial District of Manhattan, owned and managed by TF Cornerstone. It began as an office building and was converted to rental apartments, one of the earliest of the Lower Manhattan office-to-residential conversions that reshaped the district after the 1990s.

The building stands between Fulton and John Streets, a short walk from the South Street Seaport, Pier 17 and the East River esplanade, with the Brooklyn Bridge approach just north. The Fulton Center, where the A, C, J, Z, 2, 3, 4 and 5 trains meet, is a block west, and Wall Street, the Stone Street restaurant lane and Battery Park are all within walking distance.

The building was completed in 1971 and, after its conversion, holds 576 apartments over 31 floors. It is one of a group of large Water Street office buildings from the late 1960s and early 1970s that have been converted to housing, along with 180 Water Street next door, as the Financial District’s residential population has grown.

Converted office buildings like this one often have deep floor plates and large windows, which can mean generous but unconventional layouts, so it is worth comparing several apartments before choosing.